OYO POLICE ARRAIGN 29 YORUBA NATION AGITATORS
The Chief Magistrates Court in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, charged about 29 Yoruba Nation agitators on Wednesday for their roles in the abortive invasion of the state House of Assembly and the governor’s office.
Charged under MI/520c/2024, the case involves 29 people and the Commissioner of Police.
On Saturday, April 13, 2024, a group of masked individuals who were allegedly Yoruba Nation agitators broke into the state secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan, and raised their flag before being disarmed by joint security officers.
They were arraigned on seven counts of treasonable felony, unlawful society, illegal possession of firearms, and conduct likely to cause breach of peace.
The Investigative Police Officer, Bakare Rasaq, an inspector with the State Criminal Investigation Department, Iyaganku, Ibadan, said the offence is contrary to and punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code, Cap 38, Vol. II, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000.
The state commissioner of police, Hamzat Adebola, paraded 20 suspects on Monday.
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